#C8A17D#C8A17D
#C8A17D is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.393; OKLCH L 73.6% C 0.067 H 64.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C8A17D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(200, 161, 125) |
| HSL | hsl(29, 41%, 64%) |
| HSV | hsv(29, 38%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 19.5%, 37.5%, 21.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.93, 9.43, 24.21) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.93, 25.98, 68.71°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.57% 0.0294 0.0607) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.57% 0.067 64.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.2671, 39.2518, 24.8534) |
| Luminance | 0.3925 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Camel
#C19A6B
ΔE00 4.01
Mushroom
#BA9E88
ΔE00 5.01
Taupe (survey)
#B9A281
ΔE00 5.54
Pale Brown
#B1916E
ΔE00 5.78
Tan
#D2B48C
ΔE00 6.06
Toupe
#C7AC7D
ΔE00 6.60
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C8A17D #7DA4C8
analogous
#C87D7E #C8A17D #C8C67D
triadic
#C8A17D #7DC8A1 #A17DC8
tetradic
#C8A17D #7EC87D #7DA4C8 #C67DC8
square
#C8A17D #7EC87D #7DA4C8 #C67DC8
split-complementary
#C8A17D #7DC8C6 #7D7EC8
monochromatic
#8E643C #B68252 #C8A17D #DAC0A8 #ECDFD3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.37
#C8A17D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.85
#C8A17D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C8A17D
8.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C8A17D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C8A17D | 1.00 | 2.37 | 8.85 | 8.85 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.37 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.85 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.85 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AEA37B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B7AC7E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D49997
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A8A8A8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c8a17d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(200, 161, 125); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.6% 0.067 64.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dabca3',
500: '#c8a17d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c8a17d; $custom-light: #dabca3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c8a17d",
"rgb": {
"r": 200,
"g": 161,
"b": 125
},
"hsl": {
"h": 28.8,
"s": 40.541,
"l": 63.725
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73572,
"c": 0.06745,
"h": 64.2
},
"luminance": 0.3925
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C8A17D
secondary
#C3D1DE
accent
#75B432
background
#FDFBFA
surface
#FBF6F3
border
#D4D0CD
text
#15120F
muted
#83817F